A 0.5 percent sales tax approved by voters in a 2000 referendum to fund Lambeau Field renovations is expected to expire in early 2016.

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Some Brown County lawmakers say the county should consider implementing a county sales tax when a tax to fund Lambeau Field renovations expires.

The idea would increase the sales tax on purchases made within the county by 0.5 percent, after the current tax that funded the 2003 Lambeau Field renovations expires. The current tax is expected to expire in early 2016 - once the tax has raised enough to cover stadium maintenance costs through 2031.

Initially broached at a recent County Board "listening session," the approach would essentially extend the existing tax, but use it for a different ...